One person’s trash TV is another person’s trashy treasure. And when it comes to the American TV network Bravo, I am one of millions who treasure it.
More than 40 years into its existence, the NBCUniversal-owned channel has become something of a phenomenon, with a “Bravoverse” that mostly comprises unscripted reality shows. Host and producer Andy Cohen is its most recognisable figurehead, and The Real Housewives is its most prolific format: a franchise that follows a mix of affluent women in cities across the US and – as of last year – in Dubai.
